Mission Society of Enrolled Agents

An Enrolled Agent (EA) is a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and is empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections, and appeals.

To become an Enrolled Agent, you must obtain a PTIN, pass the Special Enrollment Examination, and pass a background check. The NAEA provides detailed instruction on the process.

After becoming an EA, you will have earned the highest credential the IRS awards, giving you the power to represent a taxpayer before the IRS without limitation. This unrestricted access allows you to offer a wider range of tax services and increase your income.

MSEA offers education events with CE credit, a Find an EA referral service, Special Interest Groups for networking, a monthly newsletter with classifieds, and various tax resources including calculators, retention guides, and due date calendars.

MSEA offers a Find an EA service that allows you to search for enrolled agents with expertise in Audits, Business, Collections, Corporate, Estates, Foreign Issues, Non-Profits, Real Estate, and Trusts categories.

MSEA offers three Special Interest Groups: the San Jose group (meeting 37 years, 2nd Thursday monthly), the Large Practice group (for firms with $500k+ grosses or 1,000+ returns, via Zoom), and the Santa Cruz/Monterey County group (virtual, second Tuesday monthly).

Yes, MSEA education events offer IRS CE credit (e.g., 2 hours FED TAX LAW UPDATE) and CTEC CE credit (e.g., 2 hours FED TAX LAW UPDATE). Events are also available through the CSEA Learning Hub and NAEA.

MSEA serves tax professionals in the South San Francisco Bay Area, with members and activities concentrated in Santa Clara County and surrounding areas.